Arkansas police officer Jonathan Schmidt shot dead – video

Footage released by Arkansas police, filmed on a dashboard camera video from a police car, shows a fatal shooting in Trumann in April 2011. Traffic police officer Jonathan Schmidt is shot by Jerry Lard as he opens a car door. Lard taunts Schmidt and fires several more shots. Lard was given the death penalty last month for Schmidt's murder

WARNING: Video contains graphic images

Source: Reuters

Thursday 9 August 2012 06.38 EDT
First published on Thursday 9 August 2012 06.38 EDT